Groovy Green Livin

We walked to school today. To some of you that may not sound like a big deal. Walking or biking to school may be a part of your daily routine. But for us it’s not a regular occurrence. Today was walk or bike to school day in our community, a day where the big yellow bus didn’t take our kids to school. Way back when someone had the not-so-brilliant idea to... read more

Reusable bags are taking over our kitchen and that’s a good thing. I’m talking about reusable snack and sandwich bags for packing our school lunch and they’re everywhere, filling drawers and cabinets waiting to be used. Did you know that children’s lunches create more than 3.5 billion pounds of garbage each year, which amounts to a crazy 18,760 pounds of trash annually from an average sized elementary school. That’s a lot of waste. My... read more

Right before my vacation I spent a few hours at a local MiniLuxe salon. Lucky me! The timing was perfect. I was headed to warmer weather for a week off and was thrilled to have a little pampering before the official start to my vacation. Years ago I was a regular at a local mani-pedi salon. Those days are long gone. After many years of  mani-pedis, I stopped wearing polish altogether.  I couldn’t ignore... read more

Bullying wasn’t called bullying when I was a kid. It was the same thing only called teasing and it was just as hurtful with long-lasting effects. I was a summer camp kid. For 4 weeks every summer I would pack my bags and head off to my home away from home, a sleep-away camp in northern Wisconsin. When I think of bullying one particular summer at camp stands out. One of my favorite campers... read more

My plane landed in Boston late last night. It was my first time back in Massachusetts since the tragedies of last week. Being away during the Boston Marathon bombings felt surreal. Yes, I was thankful that my family was far away from any danger, but while hearing the news from afar I desperately wanted to be part of the strong and resilient Boston community. Our week away consisted of constant... read more

Here in New England the school vacations keep coming. I’m not complaining, just sayin’. We kicked off the first vacation in December and practically every month since there’s another week of vacation tucked in. Life is good in New England. And here comes another vacation! Next week is our April vacation and I don’t mind telling you that I’m in need of a few days off. I won’t be writing much... read more

Today I asked Walgreens to take steps to remove toxic chemicals from the products they sell. Here’s how it all went down. Remember when I was pushed a bit outside my comfort zone and went into the Disney store to deliver my petition? Well I’m at it again and this time I’m asking Walgreens to Mind the Store. What is the Mind the Store campaign? “The federal government isn’t minding... read more